Thursday, January 27, 2011

My new arrangement of machines in treadles. The Davis NVF is on the left, center is the Two Spools, and right is the 15-90.
I needed to move one treadle to make room for the Davis NVF treadle; so, my 201 got moved behind my sofa. The 201 looks so small in this picture. Since it is my quietest machine to use, it has the honor of the living room.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Penni is all cleaned up and ready for sewing. She looks pretty and the cabinet cleaned up well also.
The cool drawer with the holder for the bobbins. I was lucky that the attachments came with this machine.
The cabinet has its own tape measure that measures to the half yard.
I had to attach the left side of this scroll that had fallen off.
My major concern is protecting these beautiful decals. The machine has an overall cloudy haze to it and the bed has tiny bubbles in the shellac. I don't want the decals to turn silver on me when I clean this. I have spent hours researching information, and reading so many blogs from folks with gorgeous machines that they have collected. I'm so happy to see that there are many of people that are collecting and preserving the vintage machines. So many unique beautiful machines, cabinets, and treadles. Vintage machines are a work of art!

Photos of the metal parts cleaned and a test area cleaned in the back upper right top where there was a lot of oil close to the oiling spots on the machine.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

My Davis Vertical Feed (NVF)! I had to have her! So, meet Penni! This machine is way cool since it has no feed dogs. The foot and needle push the fabric. Another project for me and another beautiful treasure! The seller's son gave her this machine as a gift. He had found it at an antique shop for $50. He knew she wanted a machine like the one she had learned to sew on, old VS Singer, and made her wedding dress with. Her mom still owns that machine but her sister has claimed that machine even though the sister doesn't sew (time for a deal if you ask me). Well, this isn't the machine (VS yes, Singer no). Since it needs more work than she was willing to do, she put it up for sale. All she wants is a Singer VS treadle like the one her mom owns. And all I want is to play with this machine. Now the eclectic attachments are another prize that I purchased with this machine. Some are for this machine, others for Singer machines, and another set for what may work on my Free machine.
Work needs to be done on this cabinet. The hinge area is in need of repair.
And Penni is named after the person that directed me to her. Thank you Penni!

Friday, January 7, 2011

One side (A) that is pieced with the smaller block of hunter star. This piece will be situated so that it will fit in the large black and white block on the other side (B). The idea is that the quilting on the smaller block (A) will show on the other side (B)with the large black and white block as a decorative stitch. I at least hope that is how it will work. One side will decorate the other side with its quilting pattern.One side (B) that is pieced with the larger block of hunter star.

Making slow progress, but I plan to finish. After finishing holiday quilt gifts and daughter's intense sewing project, I now have time to work on this again. While piecing last night, I discovered that some of my later blocks are smaller than the first set that I had pieced. Now, I have to rethink the layout of my quilt and how I plan to do the quilting. I think I'm going to like what I have come up with as a solution to my fiasco. This new look should have a more modern look and less repetition. Plus, one will not know which side is front and which is back (love the look of quilts like this).

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Hello!I'm a mom that loves to quilt, garden, collect vintage sewing machines, and travel the world. Besides my love of quilting, I enjoy collecting vintage sewing machines and treadling. All of my machines that I use for quilting are in treadles! I also enjoy evenings reading other quilters blogs when not quilting or virtually touring the world. I thank many wonderful quilters for sharing their techniques, favorite fabrics, tutorials, and finished quilts. From their wealth of information, I have learned so much and enjoy learning more. -Monica